Dumping-wagon.



H. S. LONG.

DUMPING WAGON. I APPLICATION 11.31) 111111: a, 1916.

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H. S. LONG.

DUMPING WAGON. APPLICATION rmm 111111: a, 1910.

1,008,166 Patented N11V.7, 1911..

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO-. WASHINEH'ON. D. C.

H. S LONG.

DUMPING WAGON. APPLICATION IILBD JUNE 8, 1910.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH C0-. WASHINGTON, D. c.

H. S. LONG.

v1211mm WAGON.

APPLICATION IIL'ED JUNE 8, 1910 1,008, 1 66 Y Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CD,WASH1NGTON, n. c.

APPLIOATION FILED mm: a, 1910.

H. S. LONG. DUMPING WAGON.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

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APH C0..WASHINGTON n c UNPFED STATEg PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT S. LONG, OF MARION, OHIO.

DUMPING-WAGON'.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT S. LONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Marion and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping-Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wagons used for hauling sand, gravel, earth and other transportable material, and has for one of its objects the provision of a wagon having its bottom constructed with hinged plates to enable the contents to be dumped.

Another object of my invention is the provision of means by which the plates may be arranged to dump simultaneously or one at a time.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a wagon so constructed that it may be turned while its bottom is in dumping position so that no delay will be occasioned during the dumping operation, the wagon approaching the dump and dumping its load and turning and leaving the dump without necessitating stopping the team.

Still a further object of my invention is the provision of a lever to operate the heavier dumping plates of the wagon so as to prevent, as far as possible, friction in the operation of the plates, and also to provide for the closest possible contact of the plates with one another and with the sides of the wagon to prevent leakage.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side View of my improved dumping wagon with the bot-tom closed, Fig. 2, alongitudinal sectional view closed, Fig. 3, a similar view dumped and showing the front axle turned, Fig. 4, a bottom plan View, Fig. 5, a front View, Fig. 6, a rear view, and Fig. 7, a detail view of the dump shaft operating mechanism.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all of the views.

A indicates the body of my improved dumping wagon mounted on rear axle B and front bolster C to which is swivelly secured the front axle D, E and F indicating the front and rear wheels, respectively, j ournaled on axles B and D.

The bottom of the wagon body A consists of a plurality of plates designated 1, 2, 3 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 8, 1910.

Patented Nov. '7, 1911.

Serial No. 565,884.

4, which I will proceed now to specifically describe.

Plate 1 forming the front part of the wagon bottom is V-shaped in cross section as shown and pivotally mounted on a crank shaft 5 journaled on a bolster G by means of cleats 9. Plate 1 is dumped by hand by means of an arm 6 secured thereto and hav ing an operating handle 7 thereon, 8 inclicating a hook secured to the wagon body that engages the arm 6 to hold the plate 1 in a raised posit-ion.

Plate 2 is pivotally secured to the front end of plate 3 as shown at 10, and when the wagon bottom is closed its free edge is under the rear edge of plate 1 and supports it. Plate 3 is pivotally mounted on the brake shaft G and has its forward end 11 formed on a plane inclined upwardly and angularly as to the rear portion of the plate 12 so that the plate 2 is on a higher plane than the rear portion of the plate when the bottom is closed. This structure forming a wheel house or box H under the body to admit of short turning the front axle '1).

Plate 1 is pivotally mounted on shaft 15 secured to plates 16 fastened to the sides of body A and axle B.

18 indicates a shaft journaled at the front of the body A on which is secured a ratchet wheel 19 and 20 a lever having a pawl 21 pivotally secured thereto to engage said ratchet wheel to turn it and shaft 18, said pawl being held normally from engagement with ratchet wheel 19 by means of coil spring 22.

23 indicates a pivoted hand hold secured to the lever and connected to the pawl 21 by means of a rod 2 1 to throw the pawl into engagement with the ratchet wheel when desired to rotate the shaft. 25 indicates another lever fulcrumed on bracket 26 and having a gravity pawl 27 pivotally secured thereto to engage the ratchet wheel 19 when being rotated to prevent backward movement of the shaft, said lever being capable of suflicient movement to throw the pawl 27 out of engagement with ratchet wheel 19.

28 indicates windlass rolls on the end of shaft 18 on which are wound chains 29 secured to rods 30 slidably mounted in guides 31 secured to the sides of the wagon body A.

32 indicates chains connecting rods 30 and the ends of a cross rod. 33 secured to the free end of plate 2.

34 indicates a quadrilateral lever ful crumed on each side of wagon body A and having a chain 35 secured to one of its angles and secured to each rod 30, and another chain 36 secured to an adjacent angle and secured to the end of a cross rod 37 on the free end of the plate 3.

38 indicates arms pivotally secured near the rear end of wagon body A and 39 links pivotally secured to said arms, 40 indicating chains connecting the rods 30 with the free ends of said links, and 41 other chains connecting the arms with the free ends of the crossrods 42.

From this construction it will be apparent that when the shaft 18 is rotated so as to wind the chains 29'thereo-n the rods 30 are drawn forwardly and the plates 2, 3 and 4 are liftedythe shaft being rotated by oscillating lever 20, and simultaneously moving handhold 23 soasto lower the pawl 21 into engagement with ratchet wheel 19, gravity pawl27 holding the ratchet wheel and shaft from backward rotation while being rotated in the direction to wind the chains 29 on Windlass rolls 28. When the winding operation is completed and the hand hold 23 released, the spring 22 lifts the pawl 21 from engagement with the ratchet wheel, the pawl 27 retaining the shaft in its wound up condition.

Whenit is desired to dump the load the plates 2, 3, and 4 are released by throwing the lever 25 forwardly so as to release the pawl 27 from-engagement with the ratchet wheel 19, the load swinging the plates 2, 3 and 4 downwardly. Then by throwing the plate 1 over by hand the entire load will be dumped.

It will be apparent from the showing in Fig. 3 that the plates 1 and 2 are so disposed when in adumped position that the front axle D may be turned while the wagon is in a dumping position to enable pulling away from the dump atany angle to the approach so that a number of wagons may be pulled ontothe dump in line, dumped and pulled out without delay, and further the endsof the plates 1, 2, 3 and 4, when in their dumping positions, are so high above the ground that they clear the dumped load and manipulation of the wagon is not interferedwith in any particular.

The rearmost plate 4- is provided with a rearwardly extending pin 43 and the tail gate I has a link 44 secured thereto to engage the pin should it be found desirable to hold the plate from dumping. Plate 3 hasa lever 45 fulcrumed on its under side and pivotally secured to a latch bolt 46 and adapted to engage the shaft 15 when the end of the lever 45 is moved rearwardly to hold the plate 3 in a raised position, 47 indicating a slide for the end of lever 45 and having a projection 48 thereon to engage the lever and hold it in its two positions.

It will be understood from this construction that if desired the wagon may be utilized to dump part of the load at one time and part at another time, for by securing the plates 3 and 4 from dumping, by the structure just described, only the plate 2 will dump when the shaft 18 is released as above described, then by throwing the plate 1 into dumping position the front part of the load will be disposed of. Afterward the plates 3 and 4 may be dumped either separately or together by moving the latch bolt 46 from engagement with shaft 15 and releasing link 44 from engagement with pin 43.

The tail gate I is mounted on hinges 2' secured to a cross beam 49 at the end of the wagon body and is held in a raised position by means of hooks J and chain K, so that the wagon may be used. as an ordinary wagon to the exclusion of the dumping fea ture if desired.

50 indicates a hook on the tail gate I on which the link-44 may be hung when not in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a dumpingwagon,awag0n body having its front portion mounted on a bolster, a crank shaft journaled on the front bolster, a V-shaped dumping plate secured to said crank shaft, and an operating handle secured to said dumping plate.

2. In a dumping wagon, a wagon body, a plurality of dumping plates arranged to overlap when the bottom is closed, one of said plates having its forward end curved upwardly, and a plate pivotally secured thereto to form a wheel house or box, and means to actuate said plates simultaneously or separately.

3. In a dumping wagon, a wagon body mounted on a front bolster and rear axle, a crank shaft journaled on the front bolster, a shaft secured over the rear axle, and a sh aft intermediate said bolster and rear axle, dumping plates mounted on said shafts, the plate secured to the crank shaft being hand operated, the plate secured to the middle shaft having its forward end curved upwardly, a plate pivotally secured to the forward end of the last mentioned plate and overlapping the hand operated plate when closed to form a wheel house or box, and means to simultaneously elevate the three rearmost plates.

4. In a dumping wagon, a wagon body mounted on a front bolster and a-rear axle, a crank shaft journaled on the bolster, a hand operated dumping plate secured to said crank shaft, a shaft secured over the rear axle, a shaft intermediate the crank shaft and the rear axle, dumping plates secured to said shafts, levers fulcrumed on the wagon body and secured to the plate mounted on the intermediate shaft, links pivotally secured to the rear end of the wagon body and connected to the rearmost plate, a plate pivotally secured to the front end of the intermediate plate, and mechanism to simultaneously actuate the last mentiored plate and the levers and links aforesal 5. A dumping wagon comprising a wagon body mounted on a front bolster and a rear axle, a crank shaft journaled on the front bolster, a V-shaped dumping plate secured to said crank shaft and having a hand operated arm secured thereto, a shaft secured over the rear axle, a dumping plate pivotally secured to said shaft, a pin secured to the plate, and a link secured to the wagon body to engage the pin and hold the plate in a raised position, links pivotally secured adjacent to the rear end of the wagon body and connected to the last mentioned dumping plate, a shaft intermediate of the front bolster and rear axle, a plate pivotally secured to said shaft, said plate having its forward end curved upwardly, a lever pivotally secured to the underside of the last mentioned plate, a latch bolt secured to said lever and adapted to engage the shaft over the rear axle, levers pivotally secured to the sides of the wagon body and connected to the last mentioned plate, a plate pivotally secured to the front end of the lastmentioned plate, a shaft journaled at the front end of the wagon body and having Windlass rollers on its ends, means to actuate said shaft, chains secured to said Windlass rollers, rods secured to said chains, and means connecting said rods with the last mentioned plate, the links and the levers for simultaneously lifting the plates other than the hand operated plate.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT S. LONG.

Witnesses:

H. N. QUIGLEY,- PHILIP BAUER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

